[Al Arabiya Latest] French President Nicolas Sarkozy threatened on Wednesday to press for tougher sanctions on Iran while developping nations agreed to back Iran's push to debate a ban on military attacks targeting nuclear facilities.
In his annual address to France's ambassadors, Sarkozy lambasted the leadership of Iran and said tougher sanctions would have to be discussed if Tehran does not change its position on the contentious nuclear program that the West believes is aimed at developing a nuclear bomb.
| Because Tehran has demonstrated the effectiveness of Western threats of sanctions... and the effectiveness of actual sanctions as well. Petty posturing by those who refuse to do more. |
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